grumbling
present participle ofgrumble
| 单词 | grumbling |
| 释义 | grumbling present participle ofgrumble grumble verb[I] uk/ˈɡrʌm.bəl/us/ˈɡrʌm.bəl/tocomplainabout someone or something in anannoyedway: Shespenttheeveninggrumbling to meaboutherjob. [+ speech]"You neverhangyourcoatup," she grumbled. to say something is not right or satisfactory
Ifyourstomachgrumbles, it makes alow,continuousnoise, usually because you arehungry. Complaining
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Noises made by the body Idiommustn't grumble Examplesofgrumblinggrumbling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The commands of muster masters and the exactions of purveyors metgrumblingcompliance. From theCambridge English Corpus But as time goes on they startedgrumblingbecause the shelter is not enough. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1743, as the city quickly grew restless from a wave of soaring prices,grumblingvoices were heard everywhere. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of thisgrumblingby local officials centred around the claim that inmates were treated too leniently. From theCambridge English Corpus Even so, some lingering questions about her methodology, like agrumblingappendix, just will not go away. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, the existing schools only seek self-comfort through thegrumblinglogics of realism and constructivism. From theCambridge English Corpus Their belliesgrumbling, the village mounts a collective effort to return the baker's wife to her conjugal duty. From theCambridge English Corpus But once again, there are biographical grumblings. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast to these songs full ofgrumblingand discontent, those calling for the salvation of the nation or service to the society are more positive and constructive. From theCambridge English Corpus You, who play the zigzag lightning of power over the world, with thegrumblingthunder in your wake, think kindly of those who walk in the dust. From theCambridge English Corpus Broughton's well-off women are usuallygrumblingabout something, often travel, always other people. From theCambridge English Corpus The potboiling artist, who sees fit to feed his owngrumblingstomach, is a betrayer of both new and very old models of the artistic life. From theCambridge English Corpus I am notgrumbling, but many people who share a party line complain of the tremendous inconvenience this causes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were alwaysgrumblingabout what was being done, and that the country was going to be ruined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall be taken by surprise again; we shall again have nothing in preparation and shall again begrumblingthat the weather is abnormal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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